FE Week

09/10/2025

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HGV training providers’ compensation truck load

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09/10/2025

🔍 A union which criticised an 'unhelpful cottage industry around preparing for inspections' is running its own webinars to help leaders prepare for Ofsted report card visits – at nearly £150 a pop

Watchdog urges leaders not to 'spend limited resources' on preparing for inspection after union launches paid-for webinars

09/10/2025

🆕 The former head of apprenticeships at UCAS is set to become CEO of the Association of Apprentices

The former UCAS apprenticeships lead will replace Emily Rock

08/10/2025

👉 Independent training providers that fail to submit their accounts to the Department for Education on time will be automatically hit with an ‘inadequate’ financial health rating, according to new rules.

The move, revealed yesterday, comes as the deadline for submitting financial statements is due to be shortened from nine months after the academic year end to five months.

Independent training providers that fail to submit their accounts to the DfE on time will be automatically hit with an ‘inadequate’ financial rating

08/10/2025

⛑️ The government, employers, and individuals should inject an extra £2.2 billion every year over the next decade to restore skills attainment to 2010 levels, boost the economy and save £8 billion annually for the taxpayer, a think tank has said

New report calls for tripling level 2 and 3 achievements and expanded lifelong loan entitlement

08/10/2025

📢 Kemi Badenoch plans to double the apprenticeships budget by slashing university degrees if the Conservatives win the next election

The leader of the opposition will pledge to ‘shut down rip-off courses’ in her party conference speech today

https://feweek.co.uk/badenoch-ill-double-apprenticeships-budget-by-slashing-uni-degrees/

Leader of the opposition would reintroduce student number controls for 'poor quality' uni courses to fund apprenticeship boost

07/10/2025

📢 Kemi Badenoch plans to double the apprenticeships budget by slashing university degrees if the Conservatives win the next election

The leader of the opposition will pledge to ‘shut down rip-off courses’ in her party conference speech tomorrow

Leader of the opposition would reintroduce student number controls for 'poor quality' uni courses to fund apprenticeship boost

07/10/2025

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07/10/2025

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Find out more about how ASDAN’s project qualifications engage learners and strengthen progression: https://feweek.co.uk/project-power-asdan-expands-its-qualifications-portfolio/

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06/10/2025

🆕 Tax-free bursaries worth up to £31,000 to further education trainee teachers in key STEM shortage subjects will continue to be offered next year, the government has confirmed

Experts say bursaries are 'very effective for recruiting more teachers and retaining additional teachers long-term' amid Labour's 6.5k pledge

06/10/2025

😨 An apprenticeship provider in Kent has accused Ofsted inspectors of creating a 'state of fear' for its staff following an ‘inadequate’ result

The firm unsuccessfully contested the rating

06/10/2025

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